Wooden charms burned at Narita event

Wooden charms burned at Narita event

NARITA, Japan - Priests toss wooden charms onto a fire during the annual Osamefuda Otakiage event at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2009. A total of 50,000 talismans, dedicated to the temple this year, were burned in the event to thank the temple's Buddhist icon for help.

Wooden charms burned at Narita event

Wooden charms burned at Narita event

NARITA, Japan - Priests toss wooden charms onto a fire during the annual Osamefuda Otakiage event at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2009. A total of 50,000 talismans, dedicated to the temple this year, were burned in the event to thank the temple's Buddhist icon for help.

Guinness record eyed for No. of talisman dolls hung for good weather

Guinness record eyed for No. of talisman dolls hung for good weather

Students at Takase Junior High School in Ikeda, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, work on Oct. 23, 2015, to hang 11,744 "teruteru bozu" cloth dolls used as talismans praying for fine weather in a bid for registration as a Guinness world record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

More than 11,700 talisman cloth dolls hung for Guinness record

More than 11,700 talisman cloth dolls hung for Guinness record

More than 11,700 "teruteru bozu" cloth dolls are hung in the yard of Takase Junior High School in Ikeda, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 23, 2015, in a bid for registration as a Guinness world record. Japanese children make such dolls as talismans to pray for fine weather. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wooden charms burned at Narita event

Wooden charms burned at Narita event

NARITA, Japan - Priests toss wooden charms onto a fire during the annual Osamefuda Otakiage event at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2009. A total of 50,000 talismans, dedicated to the temple this year, were burned in the event to thank the temple's Buddhist icon for help. (Kyodo)

Wooden charms burned at Narita event

Wooden charms burned at Narita event

NARITA, Japan - Priests toss wooden charms onto a fire during the annual Osamefuda Otakiage event at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2009. A total of 50,000 talismans, dedicated to the temple this year, were burned in the event to thank the temple's Buddhist icon for help. (Kyodo)